What can instructors do online?
Instructors manage all course materials online, where they are immediately available to students. Instructors can post documents, make announcements, send e-mail, create online assessments, and more. Students can access course documents, send files to their instructor, and access grades directly.
What is Blackboard Learn?
Blackboard Learn is the primary learning management system at Boston University; it is used in on- and off-campus courses, certificate programs, and clerkships. Students can access course materials at any time and from any computer with an Internet connection.
How do students stay connected to instructors?
Interaction and communication – Students can stay connected with instructors and classmates through e-mail, discussion boards, and blogs. Instructors can connect their Blackboard site to Zoom or Microsoft Teams for video classes or office hours.
Integrated with BUBrain
myCourses is now fully integrated with BUBrain. Students are added to your course automatically and also dropped automatically.
A"Remote Learner" flag in the Full Grade Center
In your Full Grade Center the Student ID field will not contain the text "Remort Learner" if your student is registered as fully on-line.
Student Assignment Submission Confirmations
When students submit assignments successfully, the Review Submission History page appears with information about their submitted assignments and a success message with a confirmation number. Students can copy and save this number as proof of their submissions and evidence for academic disputes.
Send Reminders About Missing Coursework
You can send email reminders from Grade Center columns to students and members of groups who have missing coursework. Students receive a system-generated email that lists the course, coursework, and the due date if you assigned one.
Brightspace Learning Management System
Binghamton University is transitioning from myCourses (Blackboard) to a new Learning Management System (LMS), Brightspace by Desire2Learn (D2L). This decision was made in collaboration with faculty and students over a two-year period. Brightspace will be replacing myCourses for Fall 2021
BU Brain (Banner Self Service)
An online application within the my.binghamton.edu portal where access to personal information can be found. Student Accounts, Financial Aid, Course Registration and Transcripts can all be found within this area.
Business Intelligence- SAS Visual Analytics
Binghamton University has invested in SAS, a state of the art Business Intelligence platform for building custom reporting dashboards that support data-driven decision making. Information Technology Services’s highly-skilled data team will contextualize and visualize the data in your project.
VMware Carbon Black
Installation of Carbon Black is required for University owned computers. It is not required for personal computers, even if they are used for teaching or working remotely or on campus. Installation help can be found here .
Google Apps (BMail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Groups, etc.)
Binghamton University has partnered with Google to provide our students, faculty and staff tools to enhance communication and collaboration.
Gradescope
Binghamton University now has a Gradescope license. In these unique times, instructors use Gradescope for remote delivery of their assignments and exams. Student info. | Faculty info.
myBinghamton
myBinghamton provides a campus portal and electronic workflow system for the University.
The best public university in the Northeast
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Benefits
- Blackboard Learn offers convenience and flexibility – central to Boston University’s Online Campus programsand key to enhancing the value of modern on-campus courses. Instructors manage all course materials online, where they are immediately available to students. Instructors can post documents, make announcements, send e-mail, create online assess...
Key Features
- Interaction and communication – Students can stay connected with instructors and classmates through e-mail, discussion boards, and blogs. Instructors can connect their Blackboard site to Zoomor Mi...
- Advanced quiz and survey tools– Instructors can create practice tests and gather student feedback online.
- Interaction and communication – Students can stay connected with instructors and classmates through e-mail, discussion boards, and blogs. Instructors can connect their Blackboard site to Zoomor Mi...
- Advanced quiz and survey tools– Instructors can create practice tests and gather student feedback online.
- Excel-compatible grade book– Instructors manage course grades online and download them for use with other applications.
- Easy document sharing– Upload files with just a few clicks.
What to Expect
- This service normally will be available 24 by 7 except for standard change windows, as described in IS&T’s standard policies, procedures, and schedules for making changes.
Requirements
- A computer with supported hardware and operating system
- A supported web browser
- An Internet connectioncapable of supporting video
Cost
- Boston University tuition and feesapply to Online Campus courses and programs.
- There is no additional charge for registered on-campus students or faculty interested in using the learning management system.
Getting Started
- On Campus 1. Create – Faculty can create a new course site, copy a previous semester’s site online. 2. Connect – Access Blackboard Learnto start using a course site after it has been created. 3. Learn – Instructors can attend a training session, view our online help material, or take advantage of Educational Technology Consulting. 4. Read the Ed Tech Blogto learn how others a…
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